Literary-art Events in New York

Check out happening literary-art events all around New York, NY

The Book Of Mormon at Eugene ONeill Theatre

 Tue, 20 Jan Eugene ONeill Theatre

Ellen Burstyn: Poetry Says It Better

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 33

Veronica Roth celebrates SEEK THE TRAITOR'S SON at B&N Union Square

 Tue, 12 May at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 36 to 44

Author Talk featuring Touré Roberts + Special Guest Leslie Odom Jr.

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm The Abyssinian Baptist Church USD 30

OPENING NIGHT FILM + PARTY: NY PREMIERE - RUN AMOK

 Thu, 30 Apr at 08:30 pm Village East Cinema USD 0 to 39

Joshua Bassett celebrates ROOKIE at B&N Union Square

 Tue, 05 May at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 31 to 39

Matt Haig discusses THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN at B&N Union Square

 Wed, 03 Jun at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 36 to 44

'What Now?' Fashion Careers Fair / NEW YORK CITY

 Fri, 08 May at 10:00 am The Standard, High Line Free

Laurie Gilmore celebrates THE DAISY CHAIN FLOWER SHOP at B&N Union Square

 Mon, 04 May at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 24 to 32

Alan Alda Joy Behar & Roger Rosenblatt in Conversation

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Buttenwieser Hall

Patricia Smith Susan Morrison & Loudon Wainwright III in Conversation with Paul Muldoon

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:00 pm Buttenwieser Hall

Sarah Dessen + Tamara Fuentes: Change of Plans

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 28

Jon Krakauer & David Grann

 Sun, 10 May at 07:00 pm Kaufmann Concert Hall at 92nd Street Y

2026 Real Estate Expo: Financial Literacy Summit at City College

 Sat, 11 Jul at 09:00 am The City College of New York Free

Jamie Allan's Amaze

 Wed, 25 Feb New World Stages - Stage 5

The 15th Annual New York City Poetry Festival

 Sat, 18 Jul at 11:00 am Nolan Park USD 0 to 55

Mike Schur & Joe Posnanski: Big Fan

 Mon, 18 May at 08:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 43

Century of Black Theater Making | Hieroglyphic Graffiti by Chadwick Boseman

 Tue, 28 Apr at 06:30 pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Free

Will Guidara discusses UNREASONABLE HOSPITALITY: The Field Guide

 Tue, 28 Apr at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 35 to 43

J.R. Ward discusses CROWN OF WAR AND SHADOW at BNUSQ

 Wed, 15 Jul at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 40 to 48

Shannon Chakraborty + Hadeer Elsbai: The Tapestry of Fate

 Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 44

Letters Live

 Thu, 14 May at 07:30 pm Town Hall

Maxim Vengerov and Polina Osetinskaya

 Wed, 27 May at 08:00 pm 57th Street and Seventh Ave, New York, NY, United States, New York 10019

Climate Solutions

 Fri, 01 May at 08:00 pm Judson Memorial Church USD 0 to 23

Indie Lit Fair

 Sat, 02 May at 12:00 pm Washington Square South (between Sullivan St & Thompson St) Free

Protest Novels: Repression, Dissent, and Resistance

 Sat, 02 May at 02:00 pm The Festival Stage on Washington Square South (between Sullivan St & Thompson St) Free

Unbannable Library (Washington Square Park)

 Sat, 02 May at 12:00 pm Washington Square South (between Sullivan St & Thompson St) Free

Carley Fortune: Our Perfect Storm

 Mon, 04 May at 07:00 pm The Strand Building USD 48

Comedy for Peace- 7 Years Celebration- Fundraiser

 Thu, 04 Jun at 08:00 pm Comic Strip Live, 2nd Avenue, New York, NY, USA USD 33 to 107

Ashley and Kristina celebrate THE SOMEDAY GARDEN & THE SUMMER GIRLFRIEND

 Tue, 16 Jun at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 25 to 56

Manhattan Anti-Prom

 Thu, 18 Jun at 06:30 pm New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Free

ArtLords Public Mural

 Thu, 30 Apr at 10:00 am Union Square (North Plaza, E 17th St at Broadway/UnionSquare W) Free

Caribbean Solidarity: Story, Song, and Protest

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:30 pm The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Free

aja monet

 Wed, 20 May at 07:30 pm 57th Street and Seventh Ave, New York, NY, United States, New York 10019

The Outsiders: A Musical

 Thu, 28 May at 12:00 pm Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre USD 103

TASTE Live at Rizzoli with David Lebovitz

 Mon, 04 May at 06:00 pm Rizzoli Bookstore USD 29

Scott Simon presents Ulysses S. Cat and Other Animals I Have Known

 Tue, 26 May at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 29

Romance Read-In to Benefit Authors Against Book Bans

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm Book Club Bar USD 27

The Transformative Power of Graphic Novels for Kids

 Sat, 02 May at 02:00 pm The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Free

Out of the Abyss: Yiyun Li and Édouard Louis

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:30 pm Strand Book Store USD 0 to 23

Art + Activism: Black Space

 Fri, 01 May at 06:30 pm The Africa Center Free

Black on Screen: Inner Lives, Outer Frames

 Tue, 05 May at 06:30 pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Free

Dystopia Gets Personal: Laila Lalami & Megha Majumdar

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 0 to 23

Gazillion Bubble Show

 Thu, 21 May at 02:00 pm New World Stages - Stage 2

15th Annual WitchsFest USA - Ye Olde Pagan Street Faire

 Sat, 11 Jul at 10:00 am Astor Pl, New York, NY 10003, United States

Works & Process Presents In the Folds of Her Purple by Xin Ying

 Sun, 26 Apr at 07:00 pm Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Sailing Swiftly Boat Party Is Coming To New York In 2026!

 Sat, 18 Jul at 01:00 pm Skyport Marina USD 50

Sarah A. Parker discusses THE BALLAD OF FALLING DRAGONS at B&N Union Square

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 41 to 49

Techidemic

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:30 pm Strand Book Store USD 0 to 23

Attacks On Democracy: The Plot Against America

 Wed, 29 Apr at 08:00 pm The Church of the Village USD 0 to 23

Queerness, Masculinity, and Class

 Sat, 02 May at 04:30 pm The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Free

In the Shadow of Ivory Towers: The Enduring Appeal of Dark Academia

 Sat, 02 May at 12:00 pm Judson Memorial Church USD 0 to 23

Who Belongs? Stories Against a Narrowing World

 Sat, 02 May at 06:30 pm Judson Memorial Church USD 0 to 23

Beyond Empire: Radical Possibility & Genre Fiction

 Fri, 01 May at 08:30 pm NYU Global Center-C95 Lecture Hall Free

Ghost Stories: Siri Hustvedt with Katie Kitamura

 Sat, 02 May at 04:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 0 to 38

Mac Barnett: Make Believe

 Fri, 08 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 25

Cory Doctorow: The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI

 Wed, 24 Jun at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 23

Jamie Metzl presents The AI Ten Commandments, with Jacob Weisberg

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 32

El Hooky Party- MAY 2

 Sat, 02 May at 05:00 pm Republica Restaurant Rooftop & Lounge USD 13 to 34

Salon 58 presents Jan Volger

 Sat, 02 May at 07:00 pm Get your tickets at our new tickets site https://www.tickettailor.com/events/salon58/1791113 USD 71 to 82

ArtsConnection Golden Hour: The ArtConnection Masquerade

 Tue, 05 May at 06:00 pm The Prince George Ballroom

T.L. Swan signs THE HEART YOU KEPT at B&N Union Square

 Sun, 03 May at 03:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 24 to 32

Decline and Fall

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm New York Society for Ethical Culture USD 34

GonzoFest 2026: New York City

 Thu, 16 Jul at 01:00 pm Howl Happening

Through Foreign Eyes

 Fri, 01 May at 08:00 pm The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Free

Finding The Good Inside the Grief: w/ special guest V (formerly Eve Ensler)

 Sun, 10 May at 12:00 pm The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Free

NYCxDESIGN Special Event - The Business of Design: Entrepreneurial Thinking

 Tue, 19 May at 05:30 pm Squarespace USD 23

Conversion Therapy Dropout Launch Party

 Tue, 05 May at 06:30 pm Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center USD 0 to 25

New England Symphonic Ensemble plays Szymko, Wyers, Powell and Padworski

 Sun, 24 May at 08:30 pm Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Chuck Tingle discusses FABULOUS BODIES at B&N Union Square

 Fri, 10 Jul at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 34 to 42

Fridge Art Fair NYC 2026

 Thu, 14 May at 01:00 pm Hotel Alameda, High Line Free

PEN America World Voices Festival - All Events Passes

 Wed, 29 Apr at 05:00 pm New York USD 0 to 82

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at New World Stages - Stage 3

 Wed, 22 Apr New World Stages - Stage 3

Arlo Soho Hotel / New York Real Estate Mixer - May

 Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm Arlo SoHo USD 0 to 29

An Evening with Maggie O'Farrell

 Thu, 25 Jun at 07:00 pm Iris Cantor Theatre at the John A. Paulson Center USD 0 to 45

Space Tech Summit

 Wed, 30 Sep at 10:00 am Location TBA USD 0 to 114

The City Unseen by Daniel Sackheim: An Evening of Photos, Stories & Drinks

 Sat, 09 May at 06:00 pm Leica Store and Gallery New York Free

Benoit Denizet-Lewis presents You've Changed, with Wesley Morris

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 37

Agatha Christie's Black Coffee: Grounds for Murder

 Sat, 18 Apr at 03:00 pm The Players Theatre USD 45

Harriet Clark + Jacqueline Woodson: The Hill

 Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 35

Vital Voices Reading

 Sat, 02 May at 12:30 pm The Festival Stage on Washington Square South (between Sullivan St & Thompson St) Free

Lecture | The Irish Literary Renaissance

 Mon, 04 May at 06:30 pm The Grolier Club Free

Dreaming Beyond Rikers

 Sat, 06 Jun at 03:00 pm The People's Forum Free

2026 Spring Luncheon

 Mon, 11 May at 11:30 am 583 Park Avenue USD 317 to 25,752

Taylor Wolfe discusses JUST A BUSY SEASON at B&N Union Square

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 35 to 43

Twelfth Night (Thursday Evening)

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm El Barrio's Artspace PS109 USD 13 to 34

Sara Van Os + Rachel Harrison: Decomposition Book

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 37

Anna Peele + Hunter Harris: Enter the Villa

 Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 35

Mirrors of a Nation

 Sat, 02 May at 02:30 pm Goethe-Institut New York Free

Against Erasure: Black Histories

 Sat, 02 May at 12:00 pm Goethe-Institut New York USD 0 to 23

Allen Ginsberg Centennial

 Wed, 03 Jun at 08:00 pm The Poetry Project USD 10

SALSA TOUR IN NYC 2026

 Fri, 15 May at 09:00 am Harlem-125th Street East Train Station Free

Dondria

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:00 pm Groove USD 32 to 45

La Ligne New York x Erin Walsh: THE ART OF INTENTIONAL DRESSING

 Sat, 02 May at 05:00 pm La Ligne Madison USD 37

Will Not Let Die: A Bilna'es Book Launch

 Fri, 01 May at 08:00 pm The Poetry Project USD 10

Luke Goebel: K*ll Dick

 Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 33

Dan Harris in Conversation with Allison Gilbert

 Sat, 16 May at 07:00 pm Kaufmann Concert Hall at 92nd Street Y

Unbannable Library (Union Square)

 Thu, 30 Apr at 10:00 am Union Square (North Plaza, E 17th St at Broadway/UnionSquare W) Free

The Ordinary and the Atrocious

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:30 pm The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center USD 0 to 23

Geographies of Extraction: Loss, Power, and Cultural Rematriation

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:30 pm AIA New York | Center for Architecture USD 0 to 23